diff --git a/modoboa_installer/database.py b/modoboa_installer/database.py
index 9b4edd4..2a9db0e 100644
--- a/modoboa_installer/database.py
+++ b/modoboa_installer/database.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class MySQL(Database):
     """MySQL backend."""
 
     packages = {
-        "deb": ["mariadb-server"],
+        "deb": ["mariadb-server", "libmysqlclient-dev"],
         "rpm": ["mariadb", "mariadb-devel", "mariadb-server"],
     }
     service = "mariadb"